Former Kansas City Man Indicted for Producing Child Pornography

KANSAS CITY - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former Kansas City resident was indicted by a federal grand jury for producing child pornography.

Paul Leslie Kannarr, 68, formerly of Kansas City, was charged in a 10-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City.

Today's indictment alleges that Kannarr used a minor, identified as "Jane Doe," to produce child pornography on six separate occasions between December 19, 1999 and September 23, 2000.

The indictment also charges Kannarr with two counts of posting a notice online that offers to display or distribute child pornography, one count of transporting child pornography over the Internet, and one count of possessing child pornography.

This case was investigated by the Kansas City Police Department and the FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force.